Hi everyone! Since I had a problem using colons with lists in my essay, Blas asked me to include an explanation and to publish it on the blog. So here it is:
- We use colons in a list when the list is preceded by a complete independent clause. We should never use a colon to separate a preposition from its object or a verb from its complements.
In I Kiss a Door we will find such topics as: sexuality, insecurity, etc.
(Notice that the sentence that precedes the colons is not grammatically complete.)
This is the corrected sentence:
In I Kiss a Door we will find such topics as sexuality, insecurity, etc.
If I would have decided to leave the colons, the sentence should have been like this:
In I Kiss a Door we will find several controversial topics: sexuality...
(Notice that now the sentence that precedes the colons IS grammatically complete.)
